Intelligence and espionage

Iran’s intelligence accused of killing Kurdish political activist

Yasser Mangouri’s family was informed of his death more than 50 days into his summoning in the northwestern city of Piranshahr.

Al-Monitor Staff | Iran | Sep 15, 2021

Video image released by hackers of Evin Prison prisoner abuse.

Video image released by hackers of prisoner abuse in Evin Prison.

Israel’s military promotes handler of jailed US spy to brigadier general

Aviem Sella's promotion was approved by Defense Minister Benny Gantz.

Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | Sep 2, 2021

The Takeaway: The roots of Tunisia’s political crisis are economic

Also: United States, Iraq stay focused on Islamic State; Gulf eyes solar energy; Russia’s Syria policy puzzles Israel; Afghan refugees trigger backlash in Turkey; Erdogan puts spotlight on Cyprus ghost town.

Andrew Parasiliti, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Joe Snell | Tunisia | Jul 28, 2021

Iranian intelligence says it busted alleged Israeli spy network

Iranian officials said the alleged Mossad operatives planned to use weapons during riots in Iran and were arrested at the western border.

Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | Jul 27, 2021

Ahmadinejad accuses 'ring' in Iran intelligence of espionage

The serious allegation marked a new episode in the ex-president's confrontations with the Revolutionary Guards and its powerful intelligence branch.

Al-Monitor Staff | Iran | Jul 22, 2021

Iran's former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses reporters at the Interior Ministry headquarters.

Dubai princess' number on Pegasus spyware list

The phone numbers for Princess Latifa and some of her friends appeared on a leaked database of surveillance targets reportedly selected by customers of the Israel-based NSO Group.

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Jul 22, 2021

David Barnea to be nominated as next Mossad head

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced today that current Deputy Mossad Chief David Barnea will replace head of the espionage agency Yossi Cohen, who finishes his mandate at the beginning of June.

Rina Bassist | Israel | May 24, 2021

Barnea, Netanyahu and Cohen of Israel's Mossad.

Iran not backing down in Middle East, US intel report says

The Trump administration's maximum pressure campaign did not stop Tehran's ambitions in the region, ODNI report suggests.

Al-Monitor Staff | Iran | Apr 14, 2021

A man walks past a mural painted on the outer walls of the former US Embassy in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Sept. 29, 2020.

Iranian intelligence arrests alleged Israeli spy

A man was executed last year for allegedly spying on Iranian forces for Israel and the United States.

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Apr 5, 2021

Sarah Hekmati (R), sister of US Marine Corps veteran Amir Hekmati, speaks about her brother on May 19, 2014, during a vigil held for him in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, DC. The vigil was held on the 1,000th day of Amir's imprisonment in Iran. Amir is an Iranian-American detained in Iran while visiting his grandmother. Falsely accused of being a spy, he was detained in August of 2011, held in solitary confinement for months and hidden by the walls of Irans Evin prison. He was sen

Israeli ship sailing again following explosion

MV Helios Ray was off the coast of Oman on Wednesday. Israel blamed last week's explosion aboard the ship on Iran, which Iran denied.

Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | Mar 3, 2021

Biden's CIA nominee stresses China over Iran during Senate hearing

Ambassador William Burns said that China is the biggest challenge for the United States, but that Iran and Russia cannot be overlooked.

Adam Lucente | Regional | Feb 24, 2021

Iraq's 'Falcon Cell' leader removed amid accusations of suspicious links

The replacing of a top intelligence official whose unit had been responsible for many key arrests signals further efforts to centralize control of Iraq's intelligence services.

Shelly Kittleson | Iraq | Feb 19, 2021

A picture shows the scene of a twin suicide bombing on a bustling commercial street in the heart of Baghdad on January 21, 2021. - The toll in a twin suicide bombing in an open-air Baghdad market morning topped 20 dead and 40 wounded, an interior ministry official told AFP. The ministry said the first suicide bomber had rushed into the market and claimed to feel sick, so that people would gather around him. He then detonated his explosives. (Photo by Sabah ARAR / AFP) (Photo by SABAH ARAR/AFP via Getty Imag

Intel: Biden’s pick for top intelligence official vows to report to Congress on Jamal Khashoggi murder

Avril Haines says the Biden administration will release to lawmakers an unclassified intelligence assessment on who was behind the murder of the Saudi dissident journalist.

Jared Szuba | Saudi Arabia | Jan 19, 2021

Biden taps veteran diplomat William Burns for CIA director

Burns, a former ambassador to Jordan and Russia, would bring with him decades of experience in the foreign service.

Elizabeth Hagedorn | U.S. | Jan 11, 2021

Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi (L) and US Ambassador to China Gary Locke (C) listen while US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns speaks during an eco-partnership Event at the US Department of State July 11, 2013 in Washington, DC. Officials from the United States and China are meeting to discus the two world powers' relationships. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Lebanese activist sentenced to prison for collaborating with Israel

Kinda El-Khatib, a critic of Hezbollah on social media, was sentenced to three years in prison by a military court.

Al-Monitor Staff | Lebanon | Dec 16, 2020

Intelligence and espionage

Iran’s intelligence accused of killing Kurdish political activist

Yasser Mangouri’s family was informed of his death more than 50 days into his summoning in the northwestern city of Piranshahr.

Israel’s military promotes handler of jailed US spy to brigadier general

The Takeaway: The roots of Tunisia’s political crisis are economic

Iranian intelligence says it busted alleged Israeli spy network

Ahmadinejad accuses 'ring' in Iran intelligence of espionage

Dubai princess' number on Pegasus spyware list

David Barnea to be nominated as next Mossad head

Iran not backing down in Middle East, US intel report says

Iranian intelligence arrests alleged Israeli spy

Israeli ship sailing again following explosion

Biden's CIA nominee stresses China over Iran during Senate hearing

Iraq's 'Falcon Cell' leader removed amid accusations of suspicious links

Intel: Biden’s pick for top intelligence official vows to report to Congress on Jamal Khashoggi murder

Biden taps veteran diplomat William Burns for CIA director

Lebanese activist sentenced to prison for collaborating with Israel

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